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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5725 on: May 22, 2018, 09:49:22 AM »

ABMS are becoming practical
good thing we already dropped out of the treaty

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5726 on: May 22, 2018, 05:46:18 PM »
What is the advantage? A lot of the major companies I worked for always had huge discounts so they never paid the "normal" Cisco pricing.

Compatability mainly.  As cell sites are upgraded with additional LTE (4G) capacity and modernised equipment, and are future-proofed for 5G and later advances, it makes economic and software sense to have antennas, remote radio units and base stations all from the same manufacturer.  Of course there are plenty of sites with mixed equipment, but that will presumably get rationalised over time.

It also doesn't matter what price Cisco, Kathrein, Nokia or any other major manufacturer comes up with - Huawei, Tongyu and ZTE will always be able to undercut them.

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Occupied Crimea is Running out of Water
« Reply #5727 on: May 22, 2018, 06:33:12 PM »

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5728 on: May 22, 2018, 06:51:31 PM »
you're hearing this straight from Krimster
Russia is creating new hybrid military units in Crimea formed from local Crimeans
specifically to be used in Ukraine!!!!
and there's something strange about it...
they're to be a "fifth column"
i'm counting them in the low thousands
they don't seem to be organized as regular army units
smaller sized units
public schools are all militarized now with army uniforms

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5729 on: May 22, 2018, 08:35:16 PM »
public schools are all militarized now with army uniforms


I was under the impression that this was always done. Crimea was the destination for youth camps and the FSU version of JROTC. My wife wanted to go as a child, but they could not afford it. And there is a tv show called "cadets" even.

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5730 on: May 22, 2018, 08:43:15 PM »
no, almost not at all in Ukrainian period, and I had two of my own children in the school system in Sevastopol then
only militarization was for older kids who were part of an honor guard for WWII monument, but this was very few and voluntary
now is military uniform for schools, marching

can't say much more until later...

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5731 on: May 22, 2018, 08:45:35 PM »
Pioneer camps, not militarized camps.

Sevastopol and around the city were closed in Soviet times, so no one could visit without authorization.

The honour guard existed in Soviet times as well, and was not military in nature, at least, not with military training.
« Last Edit: May 22, 2018, 08:47:51 PM by Boethius »
After the fall of communism, the biggest mistake Boris Yeltsin's regime made was not to disband the KGB altogether. Instead it changed its name to the FSB and, to many observers, morphed into a gangster organisation, eventually headed by master criminal Vladimir Putin. - Gerard Batten

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5732 on: May 22, 2018, 08:54:19 PM »
yeah, I don't know too much about the Soviet Period, haven't experienced it myself :)
my wife was a Комсомо́л
but I do know the Ukrainian period
and there was no militarization other than the honor guard
now, it's different!!!!!!!!

I want to write more but can't...

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5733 on: May 22, 2018, 08:58:08 PM »
my wife was a Комсомо́л


Then she would have been informing on my husband's family.  But hey!  At least she admits her membership.  Most former commies and komsomol members deny their membership entirely now.  They were always "ardent nationalists". :P
« Last Edit: May 22, 2018, 11:38:14 PM by Boethius »
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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5734 on: May 23, 2018, 04:14:55 AM »
Compatability mainly.  As cell sites are upgraded with additional LTE (4G) capacity and modernised equipment, and are future-proofed for 5G and later advances, it makes economic and software sense to have antennas, remote radio units and base stations all from the same manufacturer.  Of course there are plenty of sites with mixed equipment, but that will presumably get rationalised over time.

It also doesn't matter what price Cisco, Kathrein, Nokia or any other major manufacturer comes up with - Huawei, Tongyu and ZTE will always be able to undercut them.

Makes sense then. Cisco isn't really a technology leader in that space.

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5735 on: May 23, 2018, 04:40:06 AM »
"Then she would have been informing on my husband's family.  But hey!  At least she admits her membership. "

just being a member was about the only activity she engaged in, she was young
but I liked her in her little Pioneer outfit, cute
at least you had family left alive to inform on...
so don't complain



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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5736 on: May 23, 2018, 05:33:43 AM »
http://snob.ru/magazine/entry/36099

Bill is in Amsterdam giving a talk...

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5737 on: May 23, 2018, 05:49:00 AM »
http://snob.ru/magazine/entry/36099

Bill is in Amsterdam giving a talk...
Masha Gessen, author of the article, has written some good books about Putin and Russia. I just finished one called 'The Future is History'. Bill has now devoted his life to ending corruption.
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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5738 on: May 23, 2018, 12:09:57 PM »
at least you had family left alive to inform on...so don't complain

In one grandfather's family, everyone in Russia (as they originally were from Russia) was slaughtered, down to babies.  The grandfather and two siblings survived because they were in Ukraine, not Russia.  One brother retained his original surname.  He worked in an area the Bolsheviks desperately needed, so they did not kill him when they took Ukraine.  Grandfather's name had been changed, which is how he survived, though he was discovered, arrested and was to have been executed when Stalin died, leading to his release.  The last sibling who survived was female, and her surname was different.  Grandfather lived with her, as he was a child at the time of the Bolshevik Revolution.  By the time the Bolsheviks figured out who he was, and, therefore, who she was, she was quite elderly.

In one grandmother's family, all the men were academics.  All were executed but two, who were too world famous to execute.  Instead, they lost their positions and were denied jobs.  They, and their children, survived only because other family members fed and clothed them.

In the other grandfather's family, everyone was hunted and killed, even in Ukraine.  That grandfather hid in Siberia with his brother for seven years during Stalinism.  In his grandfather's case, he left behind his wife and five children.  But that disappearance was how they survived and were able to be reunited with their wives, eventually.  Everyone else in their family was killed.  Grandfather and his brother were able to survive because there was not yet an internal passport system.  They changed their name, which saved them in the Stalinist era, but their identities were eventually known to authorities, ensuring no jobs beyond menial labour, and they lived hand to mouth their entire lives.

In the other grandmother's family, everyone was killed but one sister, who fled to Siberia and built a life there, and one female cousin, who lived in St. Petersburg.  She survived as she had taken her husband's surname.

So, for the most part, no, they did not survive Bolshevism.
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After the fall of communism, the biggest mistake Boris Yeltsin's regime made was not to disband the KGB altogether. Instead it changed its name to the FSB and, to many observers, morphed into a gangster organisation, eventually headed by master criminal Vladimir Putin. - Gerard Batten

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5739 on: May 23, 2018, 04:59:21 PM »
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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5740 on: October 04, 2018, 12:31:45 PM »
Back to the bridges VVP is kindly building

Can you imagine? Some folks elsewhere are telling us the road bridge should be open by now ?

http://russiafeed.com/russia-says-crimean-bridge-opened-motor-vehicles-month/

I pointed out a link from a Russian construction site and that even the www.most.life site shows 'end of 2018 and late 2019' for the rail bridge...   

...and I'm posting 'mis-info' :)))

Well, the ROAD bridge opened to cars in June and on the 1st October freight vehicles can now use it ...

The rail bridge is beset with problems ..'technical problems'  meant a whole section collapsed

Video:

http://player.vgtrk.com/iframe/video/id/1829504/start_zoom/true/showZoomBtn/false/sid/vesti/isPlay/true/?acc_video_id=771221


 

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5741 on: October 04, 2018, 02:46:42 PM »
Well, the ROAD bridge opened to cars in June and on the 1st October freight vehicles can now use it ...


Were they testing the bridge's weight capacity with civilian vehicles before allowing the much heavier freight vehicles across? Is that why the delay in allowing larger vehicles across?  ;D ;D

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Accident hits Kerch bridge between Russia and Ukraine’s Occupied Crimea
« Reply #5742 on: October 05, 2018, 12:29:18 AM »
MMM !! :deadhorse:


Accident hits Kerch bridge between Russia and Ukraine’s Occupied Crimea

A section of the Kerch railway bridge plunged into the water as it was being put in place on Oct. 4, halting work on the illegal link between Russia and Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea.

The Kremlin-controlled news website Ria Novosti reported that accident happened over open water between the Tuzla Split and Tuzla Island. No one was injured during the incident, the media said.

It will take the company constructing the bridge a month to repair the damage and install a new railway bridge section, but the opening of the railway bridge is not expected to be delayed, Ria Novosti said.

http://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/accident-hits-kerch-bridge-between-russia-and-ukraines-crimea.html
SLAVA UKRAYINI  ! HEROYAM SLAVA!!!!
Слава Украине! Слава героям слава!Слава Україні! Слава героям!
 translated as: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!!!  is a Ukrainian greeting slogan being used now all over Ukraine to signify support for a free independent Ukraine

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Re: Accident hits Kerch bridge between Russia and Ukraine’s Occupied Crimea
« Reply #5743 on: October 05, 2018, 12:34:10 AM »
MMM !! :deadhorse:


Accident hits Kerch bridge between Russia and Ukraine’s Occupied Crimea

A section of the Kerch railway bridge plunged into the water as it was being put in place on Oct. 4, halting work on the illegal link between Russia and Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea.

The Kremlin-controlled news website Ria Novosti reported that accident happened over open water between the Tuzla Split and Tuzla Island. No one was injured during the incident, the media said.

It will take the company constructing the bridge a month to repair the damage and install a new railway bridge section, but the opening of the railway bridge is not expected to be delayed, Ria Novosti said.

http://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/accident-hits-kerch-bridge-between-russia-and-ukraines-crimea.html

'Well done', JayH

Spotted and posted by yours truly MUCH earlier .. ... Do TRY to keep up ! ;)

"Well, the ROAD bridge opened to cars in June and on the 1st October freight vehicles can now use it ...

The rail bridge is beset with problems ..'technical problems'  meant a whole section collapsed "
« Last Edit: October 05, 2018, 02:22:31 AM by msmob »

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Re: Accident hits Kerch bridge between Russia and Ukraine’s Occupied Crimea
« Reply #5744 on: October 05, 2018, 12:54:21 AM »
'Well done', JayH

Spotted and posted by yours truly MUCH earlier .. ... Do TRY to keep up ! ;)

http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=17720.msg473863#msg473863



OH really ? In your haste to keep proving what a complete and utter obnoxious idiot that you are  read what was said

ie "A section of the Kerch railway bridge plunged into the water as it was being put in place on Oct. 4,"

That was YESTERDAY on my calender !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SLAVA UKRAYINI  ! HEROYAM SLAVA!!!!
Слава Украине! Слава героям слава!Слава Україні! Слава героям!
 translated as: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!!!  is a Ukrainian greeting slogan being used now all over Ukraine to signify support for a free independent Ukraine

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5745 on: October 05, 2018, 01:48:00 AM »
Don't be a Silly Billy, JayH

I meant you started a thread about the railway bridge failure when I had posted about it on here - nearly 16 hours earlier
« Last Edit: October 05, 2018, 02:20:09 AM by msmob »

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5746 on: October 05, 2018, 03:21:08 PM »
 :mooning: :mooning: :mooning:
SLAVA UKRAYINI  ! HEROYAM SLAVA!!!!
Слава Украине! Слава героям слава!Слава Україні! Слава героям!
 translated as: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!!!  is a Ukrainian greeting slogan being used now all over Ukraine to signify support for a free independent Ukraine

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Re: More Bad News for Russia
« Reply #5747 on: October 05, 2018, 10:59:49 PM »
So, this is JayH's way of dealing with a situation when he is proven to have been clueless and careless  :popcorn:

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Pro-Russia party wins most votes in Latvia following Oct. 6 general election
« Reply #5748 on: October 07, 2018, 07:38:26 PM »
A pro-Russia party has won the most votes in Latvia following Oct. 6 general election.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45774578
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Russian Aircraft Carrier Suffers Damage While in Dry Dock
« Reply #5749 on: October 31, 2018, 10:33:42 PM »
Russia's only aircraft carrier, most recently posted to the coast off of Syria, was in dry dock in Murmansk when the dry dock sank and caused a crane to fall on the ship, damaging the deck.   This aircraft carrier has a history of unfortunate incidents, including an on board fire and mechanical mishaps.  It is rumored that the ship travels with its own seagoing tug so that if repairs are needed it can be towed into port.

Here is the article:

http://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/31/europe/russia-aircraft-carrier-dock-intl/index.html
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